Method of manufacturing gloves



Jan. 16, 1951 o. HALLEN METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GLOVES Filed Sept. 10, 1946 E1. 51.1

Patented Jan. 16, 1951 a ilflpnficationiiseptemberlfl, 1 946,:SeriaLNo.ili9.6,01 1

.InLNorwa-y March-11), 1945 "Section l,'Publip-Law 69 0, "August"8,f1946 Patents'expires March *10, 1965' (Cle- 2-469) ll This invention relates to :manufacture .of gloves and moregparticularly to the known method of cutting gloves in which the glove blank is measured andcut 'ou-tafter'lth'e skin first has .been;.-sstretched :inthe -.di-rection of the width of the glove. Then the cut out blanksare: stretched in the direction .of thelength .of the glove until the width"ofth'eblank'correspondstothe die by means 'o'f which the glove ohtains itsfinalash'ape. The stretchin -of vthe .glove :blari'k in Ithedirec- .tion of the length of the :gIove-Ehas previously ta'ken place in .the Way that tthe lglove lblank iis ttaken by both hands and. stretchrfii over thesedge of a table untilthermiddleisectionof the blank corresponds in width to "the above-mentioned cutting-"die. Then the gloveblank is put-'on th'e table, 'one hand is placed on *the middle section to hold it fast, while the edges of the glove blank, one by one, are stretched out over the edge of the table with the other hand by means of a dull knife (piquette) until the edges of the glove blank also have the width of the cutting die,

The stretching of the glove blank until it has attained the proper width is, however, not the only object of this operation. It is equally important that each section of the glove blank, when stretched, contains the same amount of leather. Because the raw material for glove manufacturing is of animal origin it always varies in structure, and there are all kinds of defects.

The gloves therefore have to be cut out of the skins in all directions. If for that reason a glove blank is for instance cut out of the skin with one side along the back of the animal, then this side of the blank as a rule will be harder than the other side which is taken farther away from the back. when the glove blank is stretched in the longitudinal direction the softer side of the glove blank, after it has been stretched, will contain much more leather (i. e. it will have a greater capacity for re-widening) than the harder side,

The effect on the glove will be a poor fit. For instance, someof the fingers will eventually be too tight and others too wide. To secure a perfect fit of the glove one therefore stamps on the back side of the glove blank a number of parallel lines. These lines shall be parallel also after the blank has been stretched in the longitudinal direction, only they shall then be closer together. 7

Due to this peculiarity of the raw material, and the painstaking care which must therefore be taken in each case, and also because the work is physically fatiguing, it has up to now been done by skilled men with along training.

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If this is not taken into consideration The :object hi the invention 'is an improved method in which the stretching of the 'glove blank-s. in' 'theidirectionof the length of the glove is imade substantially-lighter atth'e same time as control a of the "equal division of the leather sconitents is automatically obtained while the glove blank is belng stretched.

With this iobjectiin view ithe method of cutting gloves according to "the invention comprises stretching the skin in the direction of the width ofthe glove, measuringzand cutting-out the glove blank, and" whilst :holding "the glove blan-k fast :by fnreansof ra ;mechanical device placing the blank:'onia rotatingLrollsand rby' meanstiofithezroll "-withaassistance of the I hands-pulling "and working the glove i'blankcout whilst Icontrolling the equal cdi-visionrof the Ieatherzcontents until the .width of the blank corresponds to the die by means of which the glove obtains its final shape.

The invention also consists in a machine for carrying out the method, which comprises means for holding the glove blank fast, and in association therewith a rotatably mounted roll.

The invention is described in the following with reference to the drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic plan View of the machine for carrying out the method according to the invention.

Fig. 2 is an end View to Fig. 1.

In the drawing I designates a preferably motor driven roll, the surface of which is made suitably rough so as to enable the same to effect the stretching of the glove blank.

The roll I is mounted in a frame 2 comprising a table 3, onthe upper side of which a clamping bar 4 is mounted which is held in a raised position from the table by means of springs 5 and may be pressed down by means of a foot pedal for holding fast the glove blank to be stretched. Thus both hands of the Worker are free for handling the blank 6 which is placed over the roll. By means of the motor driven roll the edges of the glove blank are then pulled out. It is the pulling outof the edges which is the heavy work, and inasmuch as this Work is performed by the roll the stretching of the blank in the direction of the length of the glove, which previously has been performed by men, may easily be performed by women.

Because the clamping bar holds the leather fast, no leather can be stolen from that half of the blank which is not being stretched and the equal division of the leather contents in the half which is being stretched is secured when the left and the right-sides of the blank, when stretched,

show a symmetric picture. This eliminates the need for special skill, so that the work can be done satisfactorily after only a few days training.

In the frame is further swingably mounted. an arm 1 which extends over the roll and on to which a sleeve 8 may be pushed, the length and marking of which correspond to the desired width or widths of the glove blank. The arm l-may be swung down towards and up away from the roll and in the swung down position of the arm the width of the blank edge may easily-be made to suit the length or the marking of thesleeve. It will be appreciated that sleeves of different lengths will be used for the different sizes of loves. When the one end portion of the blank has been stretched out the blank isreversed in the machine and the other end portion is stretched out. Then the blank is slipped further through the clamp and is held fast, whereupon the central portion of the blank is stretched on the roll, so that an even width of the blank is obtained.

In addition to the advantage of lightening the work and controlling the equal division of leather contents, the method and machine according to the invention also have the advantages that the work may be performed in a fraction of the time previously spent and that a uniform product having a good gloss is obtained.

I claim: 1. The method of manufacturing glove blanks which comprises stretching the skin in the direction of the width of the glove blank, measuring and cutting out the glove blank, holding a portion of the glove blank fast by means of a mechanical device, placing the other portion of the blank on top of a single rotating roll, and :by the intermediary of the roll through frictional engagement between the roll and the leather,

while holding the latter against the roll by means of the hands, pulling and working the glove blank out whilst controlling the equal division ofv the leather contents, until the Width of the blank corresponds to the die by means of which the glove blank obtains its final shape.

2. The method of manufacturing leather glove blanks which comprises stretching the skin in the direction of the width of the glove blank, measuring and cutting out the glove blank, holding a portion of the glove blank fast, placing the other portion ofthe blank in contact with a moving curved surface, maintaining said blank manually in frictional engagement with said surface and pulling and working the glove blank out whilst controlling the equal division of the leather contents until the width of the blank corresponds to a die by means of which the glove blank obtains its final shape.

. ODD HALLEN.

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